Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with embarrassing in American Collocation
embarrassing
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ɪmˈberəsɪŋ/
very
acutely
deeply
downright
excruciatingly
extremely
highly
hugely
intensely
painfully
really
terribly
toe-curlingly
too
very
It must have been excruciatingly embarrassing for you to have had to go through this.
rather
faintly
a little
quite
rather
slightly
somewhat
The crowd seemed to love it, but looking back it’s rather embarrassing.
when something could be embarrassing
potentially
Reporters were not permitted to ask potentially embarrassing questions.
politically
politically
Refusal to disclose the figures could be politically embarrassing.
awkward
difficult
inconvenient
painful
shameful
uncomfortable
The situation was awkward and even embarrassing.